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enQUESTION: What software options are there for putting census data on a map?http://radicalreference.info/question/question-what-software-options-are-there-putting-census-data-map
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<p>Creating maps by population, income distribution, etc are great for organizing strategy and political education/leadership development. I am familiar with the online tool "Simply Map", which I can use through my local library. Sometimes, it's not enough. What similar (free/trial/paid) tools are out there?</p>
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http://radicalreference.info/question/question-what-software-options-are-there-putting-census-data-map#commentscensusmappingFri, 13 Jul 2012 22:55:23 +00003590 at http://radicalreference.infoQUESTION: 1833 map of Londonhttp://radicalreference.info/node/3184
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<p>I'm looking for a version of <a href="http://www.kingscourtgalleries.co.uk/media/gbu0/prodxl/MALO0198XL.jpg">this 1833 map of London </a>(http://www.kingscourtgalleries.co.uk/media/gbu0/prodxl/MALO0198XL.jpg) that is large enough to print in detail. I believe this image is in the public domain, but can't find a high-res web copy.</p>
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http://radicalreference.info/node/3184#commentscartographykidsmappingpublic domainFri, 25 Mar 2011 22:15:27 +0000katie3184 at http://radicalreference.infoANSWER: GIS mapping resources and data sets for U.S. social, economic, environmental justice indicators and demographic trendshttp://radicalreference.info/node/1974
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<p>In <a href="http://usa.gov">usa.gov</a>, the search: "free gis data" gets 50 hits, free GIS downloads (no double quotes) gets 99, "downloading gis" gets 37, etc. Usa.gov is tricky – using truncation seems not to work consistently. Download* gis gets 100, but sometimes the asterisk causes zero hits. Compare usa.gov with Web searches using site:gov. <a href="http://google.com">Google</a> gets 343 hits for "free gis" download* site:gov , and 4 hits for "free gis" "environmental justice" site:gov. To get data from colleges and universities, try searches like: "free gis" "environmental justice" site:edu (23 hits). Although usa.gov includes a lot of state government sites, it is good to try searching for each state. For example, gis "environmental justice" site:mn.us gets about 62 pages, plus some duplicates. In <a href="http://www.state.mn.us">www.state.mn.us</a> the search, +"environmental justice" +gis gets 123 hits in the past 2 years alone. The phrase "free gis data" in <a href="http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/search.do?action=advsearch&amp;agency=NorthStar">www.state.mn.us "advanced search"</a> gets 13 hits. Better yet, in the left hand index column of <a href="http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/hybrid.do?ct=11&amp;home=11&amp;id=-8722&amp;agency=NorthStar">www.state.mn.us "Natural Resources" page</a>, they have a link to <a href="http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/index.html">interactive maps</a> and <a href="http://geogateway.state.mn.us/documents/index.html">GeoGateway</a></p>
<p>Browsing through the Minnesota site for GIS data, I find the <a href="http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/chouse/index.html">Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse</a>. Browsing in the Washington State pages for departments or agencies related to environment, I find a <a href="http://www3.wadnr.gov/dnrapp6/dataweb/dmmatrix.html">GIS download site</a>. In <a href="http://www.newmexico.gov/">www.newmexico.gov</a> the search: "gis data" gets 205 hits, including ones that leads you to the <a href="http://www.gisac.state.nm.us/gislinks.htm">New Mexico Geographic Advisory Committee</a>.</p>
<p>But finding sources of all of this GIS information will be only part of the problem. You will no doubt have to search for sites that explain how to download and import the data as needed, into software that lets you use it. For example, one of the sites found in usa.gov, <a href="http://tin.er.usgs.gov/mrds/select.php">Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data</a> downloads 6 separate files when you click on the Washington State link. These require .shp software to be used.</p>
<p>FWS_R1_NWR_ApBnd.dbf 29kb<br />
FWS_R1_NWR_ApBnd.prj 1kb<br />
FWS_R1_NWR_ApBnd.shp 1960kb<br />
FWS_R1_NWR_ApBnd.shp.xml 15kb<br />
FWS_R1_NWR_ApBnd.shx 1kb<br />
FWS_R1_NWR_ApBnd.txt 13kb</p>
<p>If you need assistance or training in GIS, it is well worth checking public libraries in your area. For example, Zip 33317 (Broward Co. FL) is near a very large library system. Use <a href="http://www.publiclibraries.com/">Publiclibraries.com</a> or <a href="http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/">Libweb</a> to get to the specific one nearest you. In the <a href="http://www.broward.org/welcome.htm">Broward County Library site</a>, the search gis gets 81 hits, but training classes don’t seem to be among them. Quite possibly this training would require going to an academic site, for courses such as the ones at <a href="http://www.broward.edu/ext/Coursedetail.jsp?ccn=GIS1040C&amp;Name=GEO">Broward Community College</a>.</p>
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demographic trendseconomic justiceenvironental justicegeographic information systemsgismappingsocial justiceSat, 15 Dec 2007 02:57:08 +0000jim miller1974 at http://radicalreference.infoGIS mapping resources and data sets for U.S. social, economic, environmental justice indicators and demographic trendshttp://radicalreference.info/node/1964
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<p>Greetings - </p>
<p>Looking for free or relatively low cost GIS mapping resources and data sets that could be used for mapping a range of social, economic and environmental justice indicators and other demographic trends in the United States. We're looking to produce both national and selected maps. The target list of states to highlight include Washington, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Mississippi, Georgia and North Carolina. Thanks always to Radical Reference, for this great service and the spirit in which it is provided.</p>
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http://radicalreference.info/node/1964#commentsAnswereddemographic trendseconomic justiceenvironental justicegisGIS mappingmappingsocial justiceThu, 13 Dec 2007 13:54:24 +00001964 at http://radicalreference.info